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Advanced Publication Newsletter (APN)For Library Managers in Acquisitions and Collection Development
August 2009
Dear Librarian:
Welcome to the Fall 2009 edition of PENGUIN GROUP (USA)'s Advance Publication Newsletter. The newsletter includes late-breaking reviews, news of award-winners, up-to-date information on prices, and book descriptions for our September through December titles. We hope you will take some time to review the many new books included here.
As usual, the newsletter is divided into subject categories to route each section to your appropriate acquisitions and collection development specialists.
Some highlights:
- Juliet, Naked is a quintessential Nick Hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love (see Fiction ). In addition, make sure to check out our Mysteries/Thrillers and Science Fiction/Fantasy sections for all the latest titles from Nora Roberts, Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell, and Mercedes Lackey.
- Caroline Alexander's The War That Killed Achilles is a groundbreaking reading of the Iliad that restores Homer's vision of the tragedy of war. And don't miss our new Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions! (see Literature)
- Why in the aftermath of a disaster do people suddenly become altruistic and brave? Award-winning environmental author Rebecca Solnit discusses this phenomenon in A Paradise Built in Hell. (see History and Biography). In addition, please see our Memoir page opposite this section, which includes the new Sue Monk Kidd autobiography of her trip through Europe with her daughter, Traveling with Pomegranates.
- Greg Mortenson continues the story of Three Cups of Tea with Stones into Schools, chronicling his efforts to promote peace through education. Also, in The Audacity to Win the architect of the Obama campaignDavid Plouffereveals how it all happenedand how it will revolutionize politics. (see Current Events and Politics)
- One of America's most celebrated educators, Rafe Esquith, teaches parents how to create extraordinary children in Lighting Their Fires. (see Science/Education/Reference)
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A Whole New Mind author Daniel H. Pink's Drive is a paradigm-changing examination of what truly motivates us and how to harness that knowledge to find greater satisfaction in our lives and our work.
(see Psychology/Health/Spirituality) - In Googled Ken Auletta examines the outsized influence Google has had on the changing media landscape. (see Business & Management)
- From the ultimate teambasketball superstar LeBron James and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Buzz BissingerShooting Stars is a poignant tale of the power of teamwork to transform lives. Also, David Byrne, the former lead singer of the Talking Heads, presents his idiosyncratic behind-the-handlebars view of the world's cities in Bicycle Diaries. (see Performing Arts & Popular Culture)
Download the complete catalog here.
Please enjoy our newsletter and order through your regular supplier or via the direct order form.
Regards,
Alan S. Walker
Senior Director, Academic & Library Sales
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